2009 Southland Conference baseball tournament


The 2009 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 23. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Sam Houston State, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2009 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (4th title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (3rd title)
MVPMatt Shelton (Sam Houston State)
2009 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Texas State ‍‍‍ 24 7 0   .774 41 17 0   .707
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 21 12 0   .636 37 22 0   .627
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 20 12 0   .625 32 24 0   .571
Lamar ‍‍‍ 20 13 0   .606 38 22 0   .633
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 19 13 0   .594 30 26 0   .536
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 18 13 0   .581 26 26 0   .500
Sam Houston State ‍‍y 18 14 0   .563 36 24 0   .600
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14 18 0   .438 23 32 0   .418
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 10 21 0   .323 22 30 0   .423
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 10 22 0   .313 21 30 0   .412
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 9 23 0   .281 19 32 0   .373
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 9 24 0   .273 18 38 0   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 23, 2009[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. They played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.

Team W L T Pct Seed
Texas State 24 7 0 .774
1
Southeastern Louisiana 21 12 0 .636
2
Texas–San Antonio 20 12 0 .625
3
Lamar 20 13 0 .606
4
Texas–Arlington 19 13 0 .594
5
Northwestern State 18 13 0 .581
6
Sam Houston State 18 14 0 .563
7
Stephen F. Austin 14 18 0 .438
8
Central Arkansas 10 21 0 .323
McNeese State 10 22 0 .313
Nicholls State 9 23 0 .281
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 9 24 0 .273

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas State9
8Stephen F. Austin2
7Lamar4
1Texas State10
4Lamar4
5Texas–Arlington3
4Lamar2
1Texas State13
5Texas–Arlington7
8Stephen F. Austin44Lamar4
5Texas–Arlington3
1Texas State1
3Texas–San Antonio5
7Sam Houston State7
6Northwestern State4
3Texas–San Antonio6 (11)
7Sam Houston State8
2Southeastern Louisiana2
7Sam Houston State9
7Sam Houston State 7
2Southeastern Louisiana2
6Northwestern State7
2Southeastern Louisiana93Texas-San Antonio4
2Southeastern Louisiana5

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos Name Team
C Mark Wyatt Sam Houston State
1B Paul Goldschmidt Texas State
2B Ty Summerlin Southeastern Louisiana
SS Jason Martinson Texas State
3B Chris Dunkin Lamar
OF Adam DeLaGarza Sam Houston State
OF Anthony Moore Lamar
OF Bret Atwood Texas State
DH Brian McCants Southeastern Louisiana
P Sean Weatherford Sam Houston State
P Matt Shelton Sam Houston State (MVP)

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Southland Conference 2015 Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 29–30. Retrieved March 27, 2015.